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Obama Gets What?! That’s Right, the Nobel Peace Prize

The Nobel Foundation once again proves how ignoble it is by giving Barack Obama the Nobel Peace Prize.

By Selwyn Duke

Well, I guess we can say, blessed be the peace makers — because they must be in darn short supply. That’s the only conclusion I can draw when I hear that President Obama — the man who got fawning media treatment for no reason, was elected with a thin resume and exalted without even being a king — has now been given the Noble Peace Prize for, it seems, allegedly having good intentions.

Among those expressing the idea that this was Obama’s sole qualification was the 1984 winner of the prize, Archbishop Desmond Tutu of South Africa. Gregory Katz at Google news quotes him as saying, “In a way, it's an award coming near the beginning of the first term of office of a relatively young president that anticipates an even greater contribution towards making our world a safer place for all. It is an award that speaks to the promise of President Obama's message of hope.” Putting it even more bluntly, Massimo Teodori, billed as a U.S. history expert, said, “For now it's still intentions rather than fully implemented policies, but they are deserving ones.”

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Song: "Obama Man" by Greg Morton
This is from a while back, but it is very funny. If you haven't heard it yet, enjoy.

University Perversity: America Taking the Stupid Pill

The only thing worse than what college students are not learning is what they are learning.

By Selwyn Duke

It is said that our educators are preparing the young for the future, and this may very well be true. That is, if the movie Idiocracy — which portrays a dystopian future America in which sheer stupidity is the norm — is prophetic. Case in point: the state of today's higher education.

Just consider two recent articles on the subject. One is Professor Walter Williams' piece "What Will They Learn?" about what kids aren't learning, and the other is a FoxNews.com piece "Oddball 101: The 11 Wackiest College Courses of Fall 2009," about what they are learning. Now, hold on to the edge of your seat, because this trip is through the looking glass, class.

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U.S. News and Hot, Sexy Chicks

By Selwyn Duke

If you’ve ever seen the movie Idiocracy, the title of this piece may seem familiar.  The film is a dystopian comedy about a futuristic America in which complete ignorance is the norm.  People are inarticulate to the point where even those of status — politicians, doctors, etc. — mangle the language and use profanity to fill in gaps when expressing themselves.  The president is a porn star and ex-professional wrestler who wears a muscle shirt, the society’s number-one rated show features nothing but an endless array of groin shots, and the farmers water their crops with a sports electrolyte drink called “Brawndo: The Thirst Mutilator” and yet can’t figure out why they fail to grow.  And, to illustrate how people have become consumed with frivolity and sex — and frivolous sex at that — the title of a certain famous news magazine that just recently curtailed its print publication (in reality) has been changed to “Hot Naked Chicks & World Report.”

Congressman John Conyers' Wife Pleads Guilty to Accepting Bribes
Monica Conyers, wife of Rep. John Conyers and Detroit City Council member, has just pled guilty to awarding a sludge contract to a Houston company in exchange for cash bribes.  It is an offense punishable with up to five years in prison.

In reality, this video has nothing to do with her malfeasance; it does, however, perfectly illustrate the kind of person she is.  In it she attacks a fellow council member, calling him "Shrek."  She also complains about how he was "disrespectin'" her.  Well, although I wouldn't be surprised if she wriggles out of prison time, I'd like to see how much she be respected in the big house.

If you're wondering why I've covered this, it's just because I want to return the favor.  After all, during the immigration debate in 2007, Rep. Conyers cited me on the House floor, saying:

In the current debate on immigration, for example, conservative commentator Selwyn Duke just yesterday inveighed against any immigration (legal or not). He warned, ‘‘[R]eplace our population with a Mexican or Moslem one and you no longer have a western civilization, you no longer have America. You have Mexico North or Iran West.’’

As we have heard in other hearings before this Subcommittee, however, nothing can be further from the truth.

So now I want to give him some exposure as well.  And since he was kind in his rejection of my incisive commentary, I'll return that favor also.  Rep. Conyers, there are no hard feelings whatsoever.  If you have to be married to the harridan in the above video, you have my sympathy, buddy.  You have my sympathy.

 You know, given that Rep. Conyers will actually have some peace if his better half does a stretch, I can just see him lobbying on her behalf: "Listen, if you give her more than five years, I'm reeeeeally going to be upset!  Really, really upset.  I dare you!"

Bob Hope and Politics
This short clip is from the 1940 movie The Ghost Breakers. If you watch it, I don't think you'll be disappointed.

Ah, how I long for the days when common sense could still be found in Hollywood.

The New Obama Song: "Obama Man" by Greg Morton
While Barack Obama's rending of America certainly is no laughing matter, this song about the subject certainly is clever and amusing.  Someone sent it to me just a little while ago, and it did give me some laughs.  It's sung to the tune of "Candy Man."  Enjoy.

The Marine and the Times Reporter

A reader sent me the following little story.  I think you'll enjoy it immensely and appreciate its message.

A Harley rider is passing the zoo, when he sees a little girl leaning into the lion's cage.  Suddenly, the lion grabs her by the cuff of her jacket and tries to pull her inside to slaughter her, right before the eyes of her screaming parents.  The biker jumps off his bike, runs to the cage and hits the lion square on the nose with a powerful punch.  Whimpering from the pain, the lion jumps back letting go of the girl.  The biker then brings her to her terrified parents, who thank him endlessly.

It’s Time for a Greed Czar

By Selwyn Duke

With the recent passage of the “TARP bonus” bill, it’s obvious that our politicians are finally serious about tackling the problem of greed.  It’s about time, too.  We’ve long had “hate crime” laws, so one had to wonder when the next deadly sin would make it on the legislative agenda.

How to Use Your Children to Annoy a Liberal

By Selwyn Duke

Since liberals place a premium on tolerance, the loving and charitable thing to do is help them develop it.  Note here that, unbeknownst to many, tolerance involves enduring something considered to be a negative.  We don’t tolerate a fine meal or a nice car, for instance; we relish such things.  But we might have to tolerate bad weather, a cold or Nancy Pelosi.  Now, since liberals actually perceive a great many positive things to be negative, placing them in situations wherein they may cultivate tolerance is not difficult.